Hi Irene-
I posted "Food Allergy and Bronchiectasis" with my thoughts all going like this in the last few days, since Thursday....first, insect bite, then went to food allergy, then thinking aspergillus and have come to believe it is a bout with shingles. I had shingles three times in the last 20 years before having the shingles vaccine in Oct. 2023 and this will be my fourth time, first time since the vaccine, if my final thoughts are right.
I have messages in to the doctors...dermatologist and pulmonologist(s).
My dermatologist in the last couple of years wrote prescriptions for Valacyclovir tablets to have on hand in case of emergency. I called the pharmacist and we both agreed that with my not being on any other medication and with what we discussed we decided I should start the Valacyclovir.
If this is the shingles again this is the worst case for me. So far no real pain just the welts, a bit of itching and the feeling of scabs forming. No telling why it surfaced again other than it could have been being directly in the sun for too long. I was in the sun for five minutes today and after I came in I felt weak and like I might be going to fetch up and heave....sat in the cooler house and felt better immediately.
My story for today and we all have our daily stories.

I take it you only had the one bout of shingles???
Hope you are managing well today, I know it's not easy.
Barbara